Oppo right now:

Last night I got a ticket that took me to the money rock island. My wallet was full, so bells went into my inventory. I assumed, wrongly, that they would stack on top of one another, like gold in Diablo 1. But no, each and every coin and bag took up an inventory slot. SO I had to drop something from my inventory, go…

Random siderant - am I the only person tired of these “EEEEAAAAAUUUUGGGHHHH WE BATHED OUR NEW CAR IN COOL LED LIGHT IN A PITCH BLACK ROOM AND BACKGROUND BECAUSE SEEEEEWWWWWW FAAAAUUUNNNNCCCYYYYYYYYY”

Which is a damn shame since it was not only the perfect song to reveal the car, but the whole scene and even the acting was some of the best in the movie. I love looking as twinkie is super hyped but the other guy has the most WTF face when he sees it.

Since tokyo drift got brought up, I am legally obligated to bring up one of the highlights of the movie and soundtrack - the song “Ooh Ahh” by The Grits. 10/10 song and definitely deserving of some high volume bumping next time you’re cruising downtown. 

You assume businesses have citizen’s interests in mind right now...

Depends on the force. State police have given zero fucks about speeding up to 10 mph over and Detroit area cops will basically push you past 75-80 during rush hour if you’re pulling a left-lane bandit and doing 55 in your beige camry. But yes, lots of small town sheriffs need to offset the cost of that brand new…

Pffffft, that would’ve been the first thing I tried! It unlocked the golf cart in Ridge Racer 64!

Some madlads back in the early 2000s did make a machine with 9-panel pads called “Techno Motion”. It wasn’t a very long lived series, but I imagine your arms would get a workout trying to keep balance on that one...

That is why I ended my previous comment with how I don’t care what happens to Harley - they always promise the next big thing but then ultimately revert right back to form and never see their projects to their conclusion. They remind me a lot of GM in that regard. Some of the best, most talented engineers in the world…

Correct on all counts. None of that contradicts why that ad is such a misfire now that we have hindsight.

My bad, it was late when I wrote that. Point still stands though that it was derided upon launch for not following tradition. Not that it was a bad motor, just that it didn’t do what the old engines did.

Part of the backlash comes from the fact that Harley had someone, and a sub brand, in Erik Buell who could at least help them make a modern, high performance lineup that appeals to “the youths” while using off the shelf parts to save costs and development time. They had that, and then pissed all over everything Buell…

Ah. I see you are a man of culture. I believe I have some reading that may interest you - https://oppositelock.kinja.com/cars-that-time-forgot-1991-oldsmobile-cutlass-calais-1006348273

I don’t think he was physically capable of tennis by the time I attended...

Yes, but I’ll have you know *I* was professor Bell’s favorite student.

Gotcha. I graduated Kettering in 2012, BS-Chem

Nice. GMI? Or  was it Kettering by then?

Were you in southeast Michigan at that time? And did it have painted steelies? I forgot which color but my dad hit some cheap steelies with brush-on Rust-Oleum on his.